Thursday, March 29, 2012

Panama Canal

PANAMA CANAL, Panama (March 25, 2012) The amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) San Diego (LPD 22) approaches the Bridge of the Americas after passing through the Panama Canal. San Diego, the sixth ship in the San Antonio amphibious class, is on her maiden voyage en route to her future homeport and namesake city following construction at Huntington Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. San Diego will be commissioned in San Diego in May 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Holly Boynton/Released)